Legal Opinion
Combs v. Nick Garin Trucking
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 4, 1987No. Nos. 84-5601, 84-5677PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by
Circuit Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III: SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Nick Garin Trucking (Garin Trucking), a sole proprietorship owned by Nick Garin, challenges the District Court’s entry of, and subsequent refusal to vacate, a default judgment against it. We conclude that appellees’ attempted utilization of the new federal mail service rule failed for lack of an acknowledgment of service, and foreclosed reliance on state-law methods of service of process. We accordingly hold the default judgment void and reverse.
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Appellees, trustees…
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